Drive-Cylinder Method
ASTM D 3017
(2004) Water Content of Soil and Rock in
Place by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)
ASTM D 422
(1963; R 2002) Particle-Size Analysis of
Soils
ASTM D 4318
(2000) Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and
Plasticity Index of Soils
ASTM D 698
(2000ae1) Laboratory Compaction
Characteristics of Soil Using Standard
Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/cu. ft. (600
kN-m/cu. m.))
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE)
EM 385-1-1
(2003) Safety -- Safety and Health
Requirements
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
EPA 600/4-79/020
(1983) Methods for Chemical Analysis of
Water and Wastes
EPA SW-846.3-3
(1999, Third Edition, Update III-A) Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste:
Physical/Chemical Methods
U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
FS A-A-203
(Rev C; Notice 2) Paper, Kraft, Untreated
1.2
MEASUREMENT
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NOTE: These paragraphs will be deleted when
lump-sum payment for work under this section is
desired and when the work covered by this section is
included in one lump-sum contract price for the
entire work covered by the Invitation for Bids.
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1.2.1
Excavation
The unit of measurement for excavation and borrow will be the cubic meter
yard, computed by the average end area method from cross sections taken
before and after the excavation and borrow operations, including the
excavation for ditches, gutters, and channel changes, when the material is
acceptably utilized or disposed of as herein specified. The measurements
will include authorized excavation of rock (except for piping trenches that
is covered below), authorized excavation of unsatisfactory subgrade soil,
and the volume of loose, scattered rocks and boulders collected within the
limits of the work; allowance will be made on the same basis for selected
backfill ordered as replacement. The measurement will not include the
volume of subgrade material or other material that is scarified or plowed
and reused in-place, and will not include the volume excavated without
authorization or the volume of any material used for purposes other than
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